Apparatus for branding the grade on cheese



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APPARATUS FOR BRANDING THE GRADE ON CHEESE Filed Feb. 20, 1950 2Sheets-Sheet 2 WWW-WW wwwwwvww' MMMMMMM Patented May 3, 1932.

N ED' 'STAT ES PA NT OFFICE Joan E. nanermusmv, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA, DEDICATED BY AS- AMERICA IGNMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT ANDPEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OIE AIPABATUS FOR BRANDING THE GRA] )E ONCHEESE Application filed February 20, 1930. Serial No. 430,004.

(GRANTEDUNDER THE ACT OF MARCH 3,-1883, AS AMENDED APRIL 30, 1928; 370O. G. 757) This application is made under the act approved April 30,1928, and the invention here n described, ifpatented. may bemanufactured and used by or'for the Government 5 for governmentalpurposes without payment to me of any royalty thereon;

I hereby dedicate the invention herein described to the free use of thepublic, to take 7 effect upon the granting of a patent to me. Myinvention relates to a branding apparatus of general application but theprimary function of which is to mark, imprint, or brand suitablelegends'on the top or bottom surface of cheese that has been paraffinedand placed in cold storage to age. Without such identifying mark theaverage person who is lacking in experience in classifying cheese wouldbe unable to determine the qual ty of the cheese. 1

One of the principles of the invention is to provide an improveddeviceof the class ]ust referred to, whereby the marking fluid may be evenlyspread upon the irregular surface and deep into the paraflin and at thesame time'refiow the paraffin over the ink branded letters, which isvnecessary to preserve the cheese from m ldewing. Another object is toprovide ready means for regulatingthe feed of the marking fluid to thedeep cut metal letter sector by means of inked ro lers. Another objectis to provide a revolving brush that makes contact withthe'deep cutmetal letter sector and removes all of the paraffin or other matter thatmay congregate T in the letters, and which tend to clog such letters,the brush being positioned in such a manner as to clean the metalletters before they are inked. A still further obiect s to provide adevice of the class described that 1 is simple in constructiomeasy tooperate, efficient in service and so constructed to insurev the brandingof the cheese even though it may have an uneven'surface.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of theentire apparatus; Figure 2, a detailed view of the circular brandingcarriage; Figures 3 and 4, a perspective view of the revolving carriage.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the views.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that from bed or base 1, onwhich is mounted 'num so formed with recess 7 to accept a circularheating unit 8- which is connected to terminal Qwhich receives theelectrical en-' ergy for heatng unit. On the-bottom side of carriage 6the deep cut metal letter sector units 10 describing the grade arefastened to carriage 6 by means of four steel capped pins- 11' whichpasses through the carriage bed 6 through holes 12 that are counterbored on top and bottom 13.. These steel pins 11 are threaded on the end14 and are fastened to. sector units 10. There is a small compression,spring 15 that pin 11 passes through and sets between carriage 6 andsector units 10. By th s method the branding surface adjusts itself toany irregularsurface of cheese when brought in contact w th the surfaceof cheese.

'At the top of hollow shaft 5 there is located-a handle 16, which isused to bring the circular branding carriage 6 down to the cheesesurface. On'arm 2 there is also connected a metal brace formation 17,which is fastened on arm 2 at-point 18, also on housing .3 by the meansof screws, which forms a support for. a pulley 19 at the top and overhollow shaft 5. There is also an opening in arm 2 at point 20 where apulley 21 is located by the means of a shaft 22 on which a chain 23passes over pulleys 21 and 19 and through hollowshaft5,toswivelpin 24,this chain carries counter weight 25 on one end and branding carriage 6on the other end. This method permits hollow shaft 5 on which brandingcarriage 6 is fastened by means of twoset screws 26 to turn two-thirdsof its circumference on swivel pin 24.

There is a stationary shaft 27 located on bed 1 at point 28 on whichthere is a revolving carriage 29 on which there is assembled a revolvingbrush 30 and two felt friction rollers 31 and 32. The operation of thisrevolving carriage 29 and brush 30 are as follows: H. P. motor 33located on bed 1 by the means of a belt 34; to a grooved pulley 35,which is attached to a fifty to one reducing gear 36.- Onone end ofshaft 37 of reducing gear 36 there is a bevel gear 38 Which meshes withbevel gear 39, which is fastened Q to the carriage 29. On bed lthere isfastfeneda metal brace 40 that formsa bearing 41 for "other end of shaft37 of reducing gear 36. On shaft 37 there is a bevel gear 42 whichmeshes withygear. 43 on shaft. 4i. 1 On the upper end of shaft 44thereis a sprocket wheel & on which therevis a belt=46 swhich isconnected to sprocket wheel 47 Whichis fastened to a bevel gear48;'wliichin turnmeshes with bevel gear 4,9011 revolving brush'SO which islocated on revolving car- I riage '29: When motor 33" is inn-lotion'itrevol-'ves grooved pulley of reducing gear '36 which revolves shaft'37 whichin' turn rev olves bevel gear 3'8 which revolves carri age-29'me'a'n's ofmeshing'with' gear 39. When shaft-37 revolves, bevel gear42 meshes with bevel-j gear-43', revolves shaft 44 which in turnrevolves sprocket wheel45 on which is 1 chain *belt' 46-, which isattached to sprocket I 47 011 stationary shaft 27. I

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64 which regulates the pressure on chain belt 46, an adjustable metalbrace which supports. arm 2 from stationary shaft 27, fastening nut 66for-brace .6'5.

I claim: 7

A machine of the character described comprisinga base, an upright hollowshaft upported 'by'said base, a horizontal hollow arm attached to saidhollow shaft, a'branding. device having metallette'rs supported by asaid hollow arm, means for heating the 'brandi'ng -device, said,brandingdevice being adapted to embedding legends in parafiin surfaces; astationary vertical shaft attached to said base, acarria'ge sopositioned as to revolve around said stationary verticalshaft, means torevolve said carriage,-a rotatable brush attached to said carriage,means to positively rotate said brush and means wl iere'by saidbrandingdevice will adjustitself to any irregular surfaces'when broughtincontacttherewith. v

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, a Bevel gear, 48 is attached to'sprocketwheel' L 47 which 'inturnmeshes with' bevel gear 49" .wliih revolves brush. 30 on revolvingcarriage '29,} when revolving carriage 2'9 isin "on bed: 1 'there'is aram a on which as a circular sub-platform 51 located under car ria'gefii,"I his-snb-platform 5 1 "is set on four 7 tension springs "52 pivotedinf-center 53, which 1 allows sab plat form 5-1 to parallel itself-tothat surface of the cheese-to be branded.

Located under arm 2 there is a metal lever rod- 54 which is pivoted .at55'on brace5'6 which has a rnetalstirrap m pivoted at point revolving'carriage 29 and brush 30; When handle 16 onshaft 5 is released byoperator i the said shaft 5=on whi'ch brandin g 'carria e .6 is fastened'movesupwarel antomatical y' and *pressesagainst end of lever rod '61-which,

throirgh the medium of leverage pressing down "on stirrup '57;automatically stops all revolving parts. revolving' carriage V 29 is in"operation the branding carriagefi is a' l-vs'raysup toitshighestgpoint'. The-revolving brush 30 on carriage 29 passesunder and'cleans allthe branding sectors 100m carriage 6 alsoplacesthe ink onbranding sector10, by means of two felt friction rollers v31andf32inrear ofbrus'h 30. ='Collar .with=set screw 62 a'bovecarriage 6 on shaft5 radju s'ts .e thefheight desired for branding "carriage 6. On metalsupport '63 t h'ere is an idler pulley

